Author: Daniel Bellamy
Published on: 09/03/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
ADVERTISEMENT Israel announced on Sunday it is cutting off electricity supply to Gaza. It comes after it cut all supplies of good to the crisis-ravaged Palestinian territory last week. The full effects were not immediately clear, but the arid territory's desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water. Israel wants Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages in return for a promise to negotiate a lasting truce. The ceasefire has paused the deadliest and most destructive fighting ever between Israel and Hamas. The first phase allowed the return of 25 living hostages in exchange for the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli forces have withdrawn to buffer zones inside Gaza, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza. Hamas’ attack in October 2023 killed around 1,200 people inside Israel. Most have been released in ceasefire agreements or other arrangements. Palestinians are reporting sharp price increases for dwindling items. Russian troops had spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near the town of Sudzha. The town had some 5,000 residents before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian Telegram channels showed photos of what they said were special forces operatives, wearing gas masks and moving along what looked like the inside of a large pipe. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its troops have taken the village of Lebedevka. It did not specify when exactly these clashes took place. Ukraine did not immediately comment on the Russian ministry's claims. Shot, a news channel on Telegram, cited local residents as saying they heard several nighttime blasts near the refinery. Local Gov. Pavel Malkov said Ukrainian drones had been shot down nearby.
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